Outside the window, maple leaves swirled in the wind like a burning fire, stretching into a long, continuous circle around the island.
No matter when one saw such a scene, it always felt like a dream.
A gust of wind wrapped a red maple leaf and carried it through the half-open window, causing it to spin and land on Zeyan's head.
He was a young man with slightly pale skin, short black hair, and black eyes, sitting on the tatami mat of the room, wearing ordinary black clothes.
He raised his hand, picked off the red maple leaf, casually tossed it into the wind, and then sighed softly.
A week had passed since he transmigrated, and he felt he should get used to it. This was no longer Earth, but a place called the continent of Teyvat.
The continent of Teyvat had seven nations, each corresponding to a different god. Zeyan had transmigrated to Inazuma, ruled by the Electro Archon, and he was currently on Ritou, one of the islands under Inazuma's jurisdiction, now managed by the Kanjou Commission, one of Inazuma's three commissions.
"I wonder when I will be able to leave Ritou."
Inazuma had entered a long period of isolation, which had greatly affected the territory. All foreigners in Inazuma were restricted to Ritou and were not allowed to go to other areas of Inazuma.
Zeyan was also regarded as a foreigner from a country called Liyue. After staying in Ritou for a week, he had inquired with some locals and judged that Liyue was somewhat similar to the ancient times of his previous world.
Why did he transmigrate to Inazuma instead of Liyue?
Zeyan felt a bit helpless. He had transmigrated in his real body and was almost arrested as a stowaway. Fortunately, the head of the Wanmin Restaurant, Kuri, was a kind person who helped him, allowing him to temporarily live in Ritou and giving him some Mora as support, so he was able to rent a house and live peacefully for a week.
But this could not continue.
"There is a Chuyu Trading Company on the street ahead, and the person in charge is named Akatsuki, from Liyue. She is the branch manager in Inazuma. Should I use Mr. Kuri's connection to get in touch with her and find a way to make a living?"
"I heard there is a place called Yae Publishing House in Inazuma City that accepts novel submissions. As a transmigrator, I definitely have novel content that people in this world do not know. Maybe I can try submitting? But how do I get the manuscript to Inazuma City?"
Zeyan was deep in thought about his future.
At that moment, there was some commotion outside the window.
Zeyan's seat was by the window, where he could get the best light. He raised his head, and his gaze fell on the road outside, which was covered with red maple leaves, making the entire road look like it was on fire, magnificent and dazzling.
On this fiery road, a young girl with an ice-blue single ponytail was passing by. Like ice flowers and flames moving together, a fleeting glance was enough to leave a deep impression in one's mind.
"It is the Heron Princess!"
Someone by the roadside shouted in surprise, greeting the passing girl.
The shout made more people run out of the houses on both sides to welcome the Heron Princess.
"The Heron Princess is in Ritou again?"
"If you ask me, it would be much better if the Yashiro Commission managed Ritou. They would definitely do a better job than the Kanjou Commission. I believe in the Heron Princess."
"But the Yashiro Commission is not responsible for this kind of thing."
"Has Lady Kamisato been coming to Ritou more frequently recently? I heard she rarely came here before."
One by one, people appeared and interacted with the ice-blue-haired girl.
The girl would respond with a smile and a very gentle demeanor, making everyone feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.
Seeing this scene made Zeyan thoughtful.
Over the past week, he had heard the title "Heron Princess" countless times. She was a very popular and prestigious young lady in Inazuma City, from the famous Kamisato clan. She was a young lady named Kamisato Ayaka.
"She is really beautiful. If she could be my wife, I would break my ribs to make soup for her," Zeyan looked outside and smiled self-deprecatingly.
Of course, he was just saying it.
He knew that such a peach of a thing was impossible. After all, he was just someone whose tomorrow was uncertain, while the other person was a young lady from a prestigious family.
He could only continue to think about how to survive.
"Tzz..."
Suddenly, a sound appeared in Zeyan's head.
"It is here again? What exactly is this thing?" Zeyan looked around irritably.
Ever since he transmigrated, this sound, like electricity flowing, would occasionally appear in his ears. But he had searched for a long time without finding the source, only finding the sound annoying.
However, today seemed a bit different.
After the electric sound rang for a while, it did not disappear as usual, but continued to sound in his ears.
This situation made it impossible for him to think properly, so he simply lay down like a salted fish, waiting for the sound to disappear.
As he waited, the sound gradually changed.
"System connection complete, Teyvat continent map loading, character information loading..."
"Hiss? What is it?"
Zeyan, who was lying down, suddenly sat up straight, his eyes wide with shock.
As a transmigrator from Earth, how could he not know what the current situation represented?
This was a system, a cheat!
"So I do have a cheat. I thought I did not. It just arrived a week late."
Zeyan suddenly became interested.
Under Zeyan's anticipation, the system emitted a mechanical sound again, but the sound was accompanied by a lot of static, giving it an unreliable feeling.
"Tch... Congratulations to the host for transmigrating to Teyvat... Tch... Given that the world is too dangerous and the host is too weak... Tch... so a Dungeon will be opened every once in a while to help the host train... Tch... Since this is the first time opening a Dungeon, the host can freely choose someone in the real world to help them complete the Dungeon... Tch..."
Zeyan rubbed his head as he listened.
He felt that his system was a bit off. Was there too much static? Did it seem like a half-broken product?
However, amidst the static, he still heard useful information.
"Let me complete the Dungeon to improve myself, that is easy to understand. I can also choose someone to help me? That is also understandable. But it sounds like I can only choose someone to help me because this is the first Dungeon"
Zeyan was thoughtful, and then asked the system some more questions, some of which were answered by the system.
For example, the system stated that the chosen person would not have the memories from the ??, so there was no need to worry about the system being exposed.
As for the content of the Dungeon, it would be randomly selected when opened and could not be revealed in advance, and the same was true for the tasks within the Dungeon.
What abilities could be mastered in the Dungeon would need to be explored independently.
Anyway, Zeyan asked a bunch of questions, but not many satisfactory answers were obtained.
He even asked about the system itself, and the system stated that it had some damage but could slowly repair itself over time.
This answer made Zeyan feel much more at ease.
So Zeyan made up his mind.
"Alright, since that is the case, there is no time like the present. Let us enter the Dungeon today. As for the person to help me, of course, it is Kamisato Ayaka!"
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